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The Development of

Strategies of Building a

Learning Society in Viet Nam for 2011-2020

Shanghai, 12-13 December 2011

Prof.Dr. Nguyen Loc

Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences

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CONTENT

1. Draft 9 of the Strategies of Building a

Learning Society of VN

2. The Latest Development of SEAMEO

Centre on LLL in VN

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Draft 9 of the Strategies of Building a


Vietnam is committed to the rights of lifelong learning

for everyone. Lifelong Learning in Vietnam has a

relatively long history, with a high priority given during

the last 60 years.

During his time, President Ho Chi Minh had many

famous messages to encourage lifelong learning, such as

“Learning is endless. Lifelong Learning helps us grow up, the

more we grow up, the more we need to learn”.

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The Constitution of SR of Vietnam (1992) has affirmed that

“Learning is a right and duty of every citizen. Every citizen,

regardless of ethnic origin, religious belonging, beliefs, gender,

family background, social status or economic conditions has an

equal right of access to learning opportunities”.

Article 44 of the Education Law (2005) has affirmed that

“Non-formal education is responsible to help people to learn

while they work, to learn through their life to enrich their

personality, to improve their educational levels, their professional

skills, to improve quality of their life… The government will make

a policy on development of non-formal education to provide

Education for All and to build a Learning Society”.

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Two significant policy documents:

Building a Learning Society for 2005-2010, and

Building a Learning Society for 2011-2020

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Building a Learning Society for 2005-2010

has the goal of:

Creating opportunities and favorable conditions

for everyone of all ages, at all educational levels to

learn continuously throughout their life in any

place, any time and any learning level…

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Shortcomings of 2005-2010

Firstly: Awareness among a part of cadres and people of

significance and usefulness of LLL is still limited,

Secondly: The legislation for education is yet to be

comprehensive and synchronized, and have not met requirements

of renovation of State management on education and training,

especially legal documents relating to investment, regime and

policies for continuing education.

Thirdly: Although the education institution network has rapidly

developed, in more socio-economically disadvantaged and remote

regions, infrastructure and equipment are of poor quality and

outdated.

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Fourthly: The managing staff are limited in terms of capacity, and they

are not really active in accessing new approaches in line with the

development of the society and requirements of the cause of

education and training. The teaching age workforce is inadequate in

quantity in more socto-economically disadvantaged and remote

regions and limited in pedagogical capacity that impede the ers

improvement of educational quality.

Fithly: Program contents and learning mateials for continuing

education are yet to be rich or appropriate with the ever-diverse

learning needs of the people and with characteristics matching each

type of learner. The teaching, testing and assessment methods are

still backward and slow to renovate.

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Sixthly: The management of quality of educational activities,

especially that of continuing education has yet to meet the

requirements of promoting efforts of teachers, learners and

education institutions.

Seventhly: The cooperation mechanism between agencies, sectors

and organizations in terms of promoting LLL and building a learning

society is insufficient, ineffective and loose

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Sixthly: The management of quality of educational activities,

especially that of continuing education has yet to meet the

requirements of promoting efforts of teachers, learners and

education institutions.

Seventhly: The cooperation mechanism between agencies, sectors

and organizations in terms of promoting LLL and building a learning

society is insufficient, ineffective and loose.

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Building a Learning Society for 2011-2020 has the

goal of:

Viet Nam continues to build a learning society in the

period of 2011-2020 with the following basic criterion:

ensuring necessary conditions aiming at creating favourable

conditions for all people of all ages and education levels to

learn continuously, throughout life, contributing to

increasing intelligence and capacity of citizens, increasing

quality of human resources of living standards of the self,

family a learning society.

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following strategies:

1. Building a learning society, raising awareness in the entire

society of usefulness. Strengthening awareness raising on

purpose, significance and the role of and advantages of LLL;

Establishing in students the passion to learn, building the

culture of LLL and self-learning capacity right from when

students are in general school; Organizing lots of activities

aiming at encouraging the spirit of learning such as "Lifelong

learning festivals" on an annual basis in localities, building

learning provinces/cities, districts and communes.

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following strategies:

2. Finalizing the legal documents aiming at establishing

mechanisms, policies, regulations on responsibilities and

rights of organizations, individuals in LLL - building a

learning society; developing a set of criteria for recognition

of quality and allowing for the transfer between formal

education and continuing education to meet the diverse

needs of learners.

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following strategies: :

3. Implementing five-year-old pre-school education

universalization, consolidating and increasing quality of

universalisation of primary education and illiteracy

eradication; universalization of lower secondary education;

implementing universalization of secondary education in

more advantaged regions; renovating general curriculum;

strengthening vocational training, tertiary education to

meet society's needs (both in terms of quantity, structure

and quality of training); realizing the objectives of the

Decade of Education for All.

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Building a Learning Society for 2011-2020 has the following

strategies:

4.Consolidating and developing the network of education institutions in

general, especially the CE and LLL system.

- Continuing to establish CECs, CLCs where they have not existed;

gradually finalizing the organization and operating model of these

centres;

- Increasing investment into infrastructure and teaching equipment for

education institutions, especially the continuing education institutions;

- Increasing capacity for managing and teaching staff and facilitators in

sarn continuing education to meet requirements of building the LLL

system;

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strategies:

5.Raising roles and responsibilities of ministries and sectors, unions and

social organizations, businesses to effectively participate in building a

learning society ding from central to grassroots level to establish the

long-term and continuing education institutions for all citizens, under

the motto "learning what is required."

6.Consolidating and finalizing the organization of Learning Promotion

Associations he at different levels aiming at strengthening learning

promotion and talent promotion activities, and building a learning

society.

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strategies:

7. Strengthening international cooperation, selecting and applying

effective models from advanced countries; strengthening research

cooperation with other countries and international organizations in

learning society, especially the the theory of adult education, age

psychology, as well as experiences in developing curriculum, learning

materials and assessment methods of learning quality, etc.

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The Latest Development of SEAMEO

Centre on LLL in VN

Many developed countries are promoting LLL for

maintaining and increasing their regional and

global competitive advantage.

LLL is the guiding principle for educational

strategies laid down by the European Commission,

OECD and UNESCO.

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Centre on LLL in VN

In countries with high illiteracy rate, focus have been on developing basic literacy and numeracy, and LLL initiatives have focused on practical knowledge and skills.

In countries with higher literacy rate, but still low educational level, focus in LLL is on maintaining literacy and supplementing basic educational skills.

In countries with universal basic education, focus in LLL may be on personal development, preparing learners for tertiary education, improving business and marketing capabilities, etc.

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Centre on LLL in VN?

Lifelong learning is an increasing trend, also in Asia. Many countries, particularly in the ASEAN region, have made efforts to develop their lifelong learning policies. In Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, lifelong learning has been promoted through legislation or through government policies that have implied major changes to the education systems.

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The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Lifelong Learning Conference, held in Vietnam in October 2009, proposed ASEAN Education Ministers to include lifelong learning as an item on the agenda at ASEAN summits and to raise common concerns and voice at regional level. The conference recommended that Vietnam set up a lifelong learning centre for the region that would serve as a bridge to the European community.

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The Conference identified obvious benefits to establish a Lifelong Learning Research Centre in the ASEAN region to create a network of research institutes and experts that will contribute to the improvement of knowledge production, statistics collection and data analysis for research-based policy making and research-informed practices.

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The Latest Development of SEAMEO Centre on LLL in VN?

SEAMEO is the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, established in 1965 to promote cooperation in education, science and culture. Member Countries are:

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Associate Member Countries are:

Australia

Germany

Spain

Canada

Netherlands

France

New Zealand

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SEAMEO has established 19 Regional Centres, which are specialist institutions that undertake training and research programs in various fields of education, science and culture, for example:

* SEAMEO RELC, in Language Teaching;

* SEAMEO QITEP, in Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel;

* SEAMEO TROPMED, in Tropical Medicine and Public Health;

* SEAMEO RETRAC, in educational management. .


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The SEAMEO has 19 specialist institutions that undertake training and research programs in various fields of education, science, and culture. Each Regional Centre has a Governing Board composed of senior education officials from each SEAMEO Member Country. The Governing Board reviews the Centres’ operations and budget and sets their policies and programmes.

SEAMEO BIOTROP

SEAMEO Regional Centre for Tropical Biology

Located in Bogor, Indonesia, the main activities of the SEAMEO BIOTROP focus on Forest, Pest and Aquatic Biology. It assists SEAMEO Member Countries in developing the expertise to identify, prioritise, analyse and recommend solutions or alternative approaches to critical biological problems in the region, especially those related to sustainable development of tropical ecosystems.

< Contact details >

SEAMEO CHAT

SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition

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A centre for lifelong learning is an area of

expertise of SEAMEO has not yet been

established.

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The Latest Development of SEAMEO Centre on LLL in VN

The Government of Vietnam has shown strong commitment and expressed its support to the establishment of a SEAMEO Regional Centre on LLL in Vietnam for the promotion of LLL in Southeast Asia and beyond.

In a Memorandum of Understanding of Educational Cooperation signed in December 2010 between MOET Vietnam and the MOE of Denmark, the area of LLL is stated as a key area of cooperation, especially mentioning support for establishing and running the SEAMEO Regional Centre on LLL.

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The Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES), which has been assigned by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam to prepare the proposal for the establishment of the proposed Centre, has furthermore signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, which also hosts the secretariat of the ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning (ASEM LLL Hub)..

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At the 45th SEAMEO Council Conference held in January 2010 in the Philippines, the future expansion of SEAMEO Centres and areas of study were raised and Vietnam highlighted the need for establishing a SEAMEO Regional Centre specialized in lifelong learning. The Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam presented a concept paper on establishing the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Lifelong Learning and expressed its willingness to take the initiative to establish and host the proposed centre.

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The Council acknowledged the concept paper presented by MOET, Vietnam, and approved the request by Vietnam to conduct a feasibility study and develop a proposal on establishing a SEAMEO Regional Centre for lifelong learning in Vietnam.

A survey instrument was developed and sent to all SEAMEO Member Countries in October 2010. Submission date for responses was 5 November 2010. But only few responses are received yet.

In addition, a desk study on LLL in the SEAMEO Member Countries has been conducted.

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The 33rd SEAMEO High Officials Meeting, In-Camera

Session (November 2010, in Bangkok) endorsed the

Proposal on the Establishment of the SEAMEO

Regional Centre for Lifelong Learning in Vietnam to

be presented to the 46th SEAMEO Council

Conference for approval (late January 2011, in

Brunei).

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After the 33rd SEAMEO HOM, the Proposal has been

revised:

to clarify clearer the key areas of the SEMEO RECELL:

adult education with special attention to non-formal and

informal education

the abbreviated name of the proposed Centre :

SEAMEO CELLL instead of the former SEAMEO RECELL.

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In the In-Camera Session of the 46th SEAMEO Council

Conference in Brunei Darussalam (January 2011):

The proposal presented by MOET, Vietnam to seek

approval of the 46th SEAMEO Council Conference on the

establishment of the SEAMEO Regional Centre for

Lifelong Learning in Vietnam.

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The 46th SEAMEO Council Conference In-Camera

Session

approved the Proposal on the Establishment of the

SEAMEO CELL in Vietnam

requested the MOET, Vietnam and the SEAMEO

Secretariat to form a technical committee to assist in the

establishment of the proposed SEAMEO Centre.

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A work plan has been developed by MOET

Vietnam and the SEAMEO Secretariat

In April 2011, MOET, Vietnam established

A Technical Working Committee (TWC) to

prepare the Enabling Instrument (EI) and Memorandum

of Agreement between the Government of

Vietnam and SEAMEO (MOA)

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April 2011, TWC collected related documents (EI and

MOA) of some SEAMEO Centres :

SEAMEO BIOTROP, SEAMEO CHAT, SEAMEO

RETRAC, especially the MOA and prepared the first

drafts of legal documents for the new Centre.

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This regional workshop with participation of SEAMEO

Member Countries, SEAMEO Secretariat, some SEAMEO

Centres and relevant Ministries of Vietnam is organized:

to collect further inputs to the 4th draft of

SEAMEO CELLL’s legal documents

to share experiences and best practices in the

areas of lifelong learning and to formulate the

development plan of the new centre.

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The first Meeting of TWC was organized in 9-10

May 2011 in cooperation with SEAMEO Secretariat to

provide inputs for the 1st drafts of EI and MOA.

An internal meeting of TWC and

representatives from various ministries was

organized in 25 July 2011 to provide further comments

and inputs to the 2nd draft of EI and MOA

In August 2011, the 3rd drafts of EI and MOA were

sent to various ministries for their official

feedbacks

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After this workshop, final versions of the MOA and EI

will be submitted to the 34th SEAMEO High Officials

Meeting in November 2011 for endorsement and to the

SEAMEO Council for approval.

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Viet Nam was admitted to SEAMEO in 1992

In 1997 Viet Nam established its first Seameo Center in Viet Nam: SEAMEO Regional Training Center – Catering for Educational Management – in HCM City.

In 2013 it is expected that there will be the second Semeo Center in Viet Nam: SEAMEO Regional Center on LLL– Catering for LLL – in Hanoi.

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The aims of the proposed Centre is to

Cater for the regional needs in promoting LLL;

Provide opportunities for cooperation in the field of LLL

among SEAMEO Member and Associate Member

Countries;

Strengthen the relationship and increase mutual

understanding between educational researchers, practitioners, and policy makers of the region.

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The proposed Centre is expected to

become a Centre of Excellence for research, training

and information on LLL;

explore definitions, concepts and practices of LLL

from Asian perspectives;

conduct training courses for educational personnel,

trainers for teachers, and educational managers;


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The proposed Centre is expected to (cont’):

act as an information centre and think-tank for

governments of the Member Countries on research-

based educational reforms, especially across all

sectors of post-compulsory education and training;

become a focal point for strengthening linkage

between Southeast Asia, Asia and Europe in

promoting lifelong learning.


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Key areas:

a) In research activities, SEAMEO Regional Centre on

LLL will conduct cross-national comparative research on LLL;

b) In training activities, the Centre will focus on

awareness raising and capacity building;

c) As an Information Centre, the Centre will collect

and analyse data in order to produce reliable

statistics on LLL across the region and beyond.


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Specific Activities:

a) Establish dialogues with ministries/departments in charge

of LLL policies;

b) introduce, publicise and promote good practices of LLL

in Member Countries in order to widen participation in

education and training in employment and civic life, and

to combat exclusion and further equal opportunities;


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Specific Activities (Cont’d):

c) conduct joint research and comparative studies on LLL, at

national and regional level;

d) disseminate knowledge by publishing books, international

academic journals and operating a website in English;

e) organise appropriate events serving the purpose of the

Centre, including high profile conferences, seminars and

workshops, and tailor-made training courses;


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English language will be used as medium of instruction

and communication for international programmes.

The organizational structure of the Centre will be in line

with the SEAMEO organization.


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Specific activities (cont’d)

f) facilitate, where necessary, policy learning between

governments of Member Countries;

g) supply expert consultancy, advice and support services

on request;

h) maintain close cooperation with relevant regional and

international organizations;

i) undertake other activities as may be deemed necessary

to realize the purpose of the Centre.


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Funding for the proposed Centre will be from the

Government of Vietnam which covers the operation

of the Centre and development of programmes at

the Centre.

The proposed Centre will be located in Hanoi, Vietnam.


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The establishment of the proposed Centre:

a) reflects SEAMEO’s commitment and initiatives to

facilitate the education provision and the development of

research-based knowledge in the field of lifelong learning

in the region;

b) contributes to an increased number of education

personnel and trained support personnel in the field of

lifelong learning in the region;

c) provides a platform for SEAMEO to strengthen its

networks internationally in the field of lifelong learning.

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Thank you!

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Thank you!

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